I recently switched from iphone to note 3 and i am about to pull my hair out. At first i wasnt getting any text from iphone users. i disabled my old imessage account and all seemed well. Then i realized if i send a group text out that i wasnt getting the responses as they were going to imessage. I changed my imessage password and deactivated the phone on the support page. what can i do to get all of my text?
thanks in advance.
My wife just got a new phone number. The number was formally married to an iPhone. She was not receiving any message from iPhone users because someone had it registered to imessage. I just called apple, 1-800 - my - apple and got technical support to unmarry the number.
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i did that but still nothing. i can receive normal text all day. i can send out group text. the problem is i cant receive group text responses. i am texting with iPhone users but if i send out a group text and they reply it never makes it back to my phone. this is so frustrating because i dont know what i am missing.
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Hello XDA,
Let me tell you my situation.
My wife is in Iowa and I am in Alabama at the moment. She calls me a few minutes ago and says some woman call her accusing her of sending multiple text messages to which my wife had no knowledge of nor did any outgoing text messages show up in her phone.
She said right as she called me another gentleman called her and said the same thing. My wife was stunned by both callers and never bothered to ask what the text messages said. (I informed her to ask if they called back or if anyone else called)
The weird part is they both called from the 205 area code. On our plan my phone area code is 205 and hers is 317 (we ported in our numbers when we got a family plan). I also recalled getting a text message that was a forward of a baby dancing a few days ago from a 205 number that I didn't recognize but I simply ignored it.
Through all this rambling I'm just wondering if it is a phone issue or a Sprint issue. Any help/advice would be appreciated
Strange. I would try this app that I just saw on the XDA home page:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...ind-again-with-lbe-privacy-guard-for-android/
It looks like it would tell you what program is sending the messages (if it is from her phone) and give you the option to stop it.
Not receiving text messages & Phone still showing up as an iPhone on Apple devices
So i basically cant receive text messages if i dont start texting someone first. Also, my friends with the iphone say when they text me it still shows up as an ipone with imessage. Anyone have an idea of whats wrong?
Log into your apple account and remove you iPhone device. You can thank iMessage for your grief.
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I just switched from iphone to nexus 4 and am on straight talk now.
I cant seem to get text from iphone unless my friends go in manually and change my contact info to send as sms and not as imessage. Needless to say thats alot of contacts to have change. I called apple support and they took my number off the imessage servers which is what i thought would work. Needless to say it still doesnt seem to work. They can receive my messages but i cant receive theirs. Does anyone have expeirce with this? Any ideas?
You aren't on iMessage anymore. It's proprietary. They'll need to switch to SMS when texting you. Sorry.
I never had an apple device so I'm not too sure about this, but maybe you can disable it somewhere in the settings of your apple id?
Edit:
If found some information on the apple support forums: https://discussions.apple.com/message/22436272#22436272
I would think it makes sense. Why would your nexus work with an I app. Daughter has iPhone 5. She text me just fine
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newtonfb said:
I just switched from iphone to nexus 4 and am on straight talk now.
I cant seem to get text from iphone unless my friends go in manually and change my contact info to send as sms and not as imessage. Needless to say thats alot of contacts to have change. I called apple support and they took my number off the imessage servers which is what i thought would work. Needless to say it still doesnt seem to work. They can receive my messages but i cant receive theirs. Does anyone have expeirce with this? Any ideas?
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Unfortunately, this is an issue with Apple. Slow process is to remove the device from your apple account. I forgot the link.
How I resolved it was by activating my account with an iPhone and changed the settings in messages to only send by sms, so it doesn't use iMessage anymore.
This resolved everything.
AdriVelazquez said:
Unfortunately, this is an issue with Apple. Slow process is to remove the device from your apple account. I forgot the link.
How I resolved it was by activating my account with an iPhone and changed the settings in messages to only send by sms, so it doesn't use iMessage anymore.
This resolved everything.
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oh k cool! glad you worked it out.
So I have seen stuff all over the web about this topic, but have yet to find an answer. I am one of the many folks that has a problem with group messaging not working correctly. Here is what I have noticed so far.
If I use my stock messaging app to send a group message, it ALWAYS sends out as a group message.
When using Handcent, sometimes, yes just sometimes, when I send out a group message, it will send to each individual contact in that group message. Most times Handcent works properly though. Then every now and then, it sends all individual messages.
Anybody with an Iphone, or another Sprint Galaxy s4, I have no problems with. Theyre replies always come back as a group text
One friend, who has an android on Verizon, when he replies to the group, I not only get his message as if its just coming from him to me, it is also blank, and I cant read it.
Another friend, has an android, not sure what provider, but his messages can be read, but they also come back to me as individual messages.
Is there a different ROM that will solve this issue? I am using Stock 4.2.2, but it is rooted.
This is really annoying, so I wanted to see if anyone has figured this out yet.
me too
This is very annoying to me too. here's what happens to me.
My s4 is on Tmobile prepaid(has been for years since flexpay)
I use Google Voice for calls n text.
I use the native sms app to send/receive.
I use google voice to send/receive and to start my group messages.
Now my native app is starting to not send long messages, roughly 20 characters or more.
Same for my google voice app since the new yr.
I can send out group messages from my google voice app but the replies come back as individual.
All 1,500+ of my contacts use my google voice number to talk to me.
I dont know if this is related but I use Google voice build 0.2.2.80 and will not update yet.
I've attached my version rom. I've used Jovy xtremeperia rom for yrs and its been the best rom I've used thus far. I jus started having issues a month ago with group messaging. I have not done anything different and I never update apps or my rom unless comments say otherwise.
someone please help us if you know anything. I do not use my regular number so if this issue is google voice related please advise. Thanks in advance
Switched over to a 6p three weeks ago. Came from ab iPhone. Deactivated iMessage. I send and receive individual texts fine. And send group Texts fine. I don't receive group Texts. Any advice on why I don't receive group Texts.
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I think your friends still think that your on iphone so they are trying to use the iMessage protocol for the group message.
Your friends will need to re-create the group on their end to use your phone number, and not your imessage address.
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I think your friends still think that your on iphone so they are trying to use the iMessage protocol for the group message.
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rkennison said:
Your friends will need to re-create the group on their end to use your phone number, and not your imessage address.
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You both have answered a problem for me before I even have the phone. Pre-emptive THANKS!!